Glass at Lion’s Pride on 7/2/13. Clear reddish copper color with a thick tan head. Aroma of malt, caramel and some tartness along with bready and spicy rye. Malty and caramelly flavor with Belgian yeast esters and dark fruit before a bready finish. Tasty!

Tap @ Hair of the Dog’s ’Day of De Struise’... Poured deep red with a thin, off-white head. There was definite rye here, but didn’t play like it normally does in other rye beers. Instead it seemed to work nicely with the yeast and created a ton of fruit, dark fruit flavors and esters. Mostly had raisins and cherries. Quite nice. Good mouthfeel, full flavored, sticky on the palate. This was solid.

330mL bottle, pours a murky amber-tinged brown with a large beige head. Aroma brings out lots of Belgian yeast, light caramel, and some dark fruitiness. Flavour is rich on the caramel, with non-cloyingly sweet caramel, candied sugar, Belgian yeast, and a little heat – though the ABV is surprisingly well-concealed for a 10% beer. This is quite a bit more complex than the average rating suggests. Well-contained sweeteness, complex with the caramel notes, and just enough heat to pack a punch. Wonderful stuff.

Bottle, shared with BBGTC. Pours a deep mahogany-hued amber body with a small off-white head. Nose is wood, alcohol, rye, red berries, candi syrup, almonds, vanilla and hints of caramel, brown sugar and cherry pits. Taste is rye, grains, red berries, vanilla, raisins and hints of alcohol, candi sugar and cherry pits. Full body and carbonation. Quite a nice tripel, albeit a bit dark for its genre both in color and flavor; this could easily have been a BSA.

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